{"id":4157,"date":"2018-04-12T12:05:41","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T11:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dental-focus.com\/marketing\/?p=4157"},"modified":"2018-04-12T12:05:56","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T11:05:56","slug":"alternative-targeting-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dentalfocus.com\/marketing\/alternative-targeting-on-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternative targeting on Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dentalfocus.com\/marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_4214-e1523530632265.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good morning, afternoon or evening, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The option to use third-party targeting on Facebook will soon be a thing of the past\u00a0because Facebook recently announced the option will be stripped out. These partner categories gave marketers powerful targeting options such as users who were frequent buyers, in certain job roles or looking for a new vehicle. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With these options being removed how will you target your audience? <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve compiled a short list of alternative options that can help your practice reach its intended audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interest targeting<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can target users based on how they interact with the platform. Facebook collects the information and places users into categories based on their interests. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geo-targeting<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from targeting users in a specific location, you can also target users who are travelling to specific locations or recently\/frequently visited locations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Engagement targeting<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can target the users who have already engaged with your content. This will be users who have watched your videos, interacted with your page, Instagram profile, events and more. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What targeting options are you going to try?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Dominic Haslam<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Social Media Guru<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Join us on the 25<\/b><b>th<\/b><b> of April 6:45pm for our webinar on GDPR &amp; websites, register <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentalfocus.com\/marketing\/webinar\/\"><b>here<\/b><\/a><b>!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Learn more about Dental Social Media <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentalfocus.com\/dental-google-seo.html\"><b>here<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Call me on 020 7183 8388 for a friendly chat!<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Good morning, afternoon or evening, &nbsp; The option to use third-party targeting on Facebook will soon be a thing of the past\u00a0because Facebook recently announced the option will be stripped out. 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